Where is Poyang Lake and how big is its area?

Poyang Lake is located in the northern part of Jiangxi Province, in the three cities of Jiujiang, Nanchang and Shangrao. Poyang Lake covers an area of ??approximately 3841 square kilometers.

Poyang Lake is one of the main tributaries of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and an important seasonal lake in the Yangtze River Basin. The lake area covers an area of ??3150 square kilometers horizontally and 4125 square kilometers (20 meters) high. However, when the water level is low (12 meters), there are only 500 square kilometers. According to hydrological data in 2008, when the water level was 22.59 meters, the lake surface area was 4,070 square kilometers.

Poyang Lake is mainly composed of Ganjiang River, Xiuhe River, Xinjiang River, Raohe River and Fuhe River. It flows into the Yangtze River from south to north near Shizhong Mountain in Hukou County, Jiujiang City. Poyang Lake plays an important role in regulating the water level of the Yangtze River, protecting water sources, improving the local climate, and maintaining the surrounding ecological balance.

Poyang Lake is the water collection center of the basin. It only connects Hukou and the Yangtze River. It controls the water balance between the basin and the Yangtze River. The average annual runoff of the lake is 15.9 billion cubic meters. It receives water not only from the five rivers in the basin, but also from the Yangtze River in some cases.

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The scenic spots along the Poyang Lake include:

1. The ancient Poyang City site

In Zhouxi Town, Duchang County It is on the lake island 60 meters south of Dayutuchang Village in Sishan. There are Wangjiashan, Yaozui Mountain, Lion Rock, Zuoshan, and Shihutou in the northwest as natural barriers. There is Chengtou Mountain in the south, the Henggang River at the foot of the mountain, and Poyang faces the north of the city. The lake has an open and flat terrain, covering an area of ??about 1 square kilometer.

According to records in the Han Dynasty, Fanyang County was established in the sixth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (201 BC) and was one of the 18 counties in Yuzhang County. It was abandoned in the second year of Liu Yuyong's reign in the Southern Song Dynasty (421 AD). After more than 600 years, due to the flooding and erosion of Pengli Lake, the city of Fanyang sank into the lake. The city site is listed as a provincial-level protected cultural relic.

2. Laoye Temple

It is located on the east bank of Poyang Lake, 17 kilometers northwest of Duchang County, across the lake from Nankang Town, Xingzi County, and 7 kilometers straight from north to south. The temple was first built in the Tang Dynasty. It was built on a stone platform more than 7 meters high at the southern foot of the Xishan Mountain, facing the mountain and the lake, and was constructed according to the situation.

It is said that after the battle between Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang at Poyang Lake at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, he decreed that the temple be named "General Yuan Temple" and later "General Yuan Temple". In the fifteenth year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1810 AD), it was named "Xianyingyuan General Temple". It was destroyed during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. In the seventh year of Guangxu (1881 AD), it was overhauled and renamed "Dingjiang Wang Temple".

3. Lake View Pavilion

Located in the north of Wucheng Town, Yongxiu County, it is the confluence of Ganjiang River and Xiuhe River into the lake. The pavilion was built in the Jin Dynasty, and it still exists in the early Republic of China. When you climb up to the pavilion and look into the distance, you can see the sky and the water are the same color, and the boats are galloping. The scenery is excellent. Wanghu Pavilion is also known as Wangfu Pavilion. According to legend, Chen Youliang stationed troops in Wucheng Town at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and fought against Zhu Yuanzhang at Poyang Lake. His beloved concubine Lou Yuzhen was smart and astute, and offered Chen a clever plan to defeat the enemy. She also told Chen to return home with flags and drums flying if he won, and with flags and drums beaten if he lost.

Baidu Encyclopedia—Poyang Lake